SET 2014-15
Students awarded Student Elective Term grants for 2014-15
Brianna Moyer
Penn State College of Medicine
Brianna Moyer, MD, was a student at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She spent her Student Elective Term in Choma, Zambia working in the Macha Hospital during the month of February 2015.
Read Brianna’s SET report which originally appeared in the May 2015 issue of Mennonite Health Journal.
Elizabeth Nafziger
Indiana University School of Medicine
Elizabeth Nafziger, MD, is originally from Goshen, Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in May of 2015 and is currently living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she is in a four-year residency program at the University of Michigan to be a neurologist. She carried out her Student Elective Term in several settings under the ENLACE Global Health Elective in El Salvador in the spring of 2015.
Read Elizabeth’s SET report which first appeared in the November 2015 issue of Mennonite Health Journal.
Benjamin Ruth
Penn State College of Medicine
Benjamin Ruth, MD, is originally from Harleysville, Pennsylvania. He did his medical studies at Penn State College of Medicine, in Hershey Pennsylvania. Accompanied by his wife, Laura, along with their infant son, Nolan, he served his Student Elective Term during the month of February 2015 at Clínica Esperanza in Roatán, Honduras. Read Ben’s SET report which first appeared in the May 2015 issue of Mennonite Health Journal.
The clinical aspects of this [SET in El Salvador] were a highlight of medical school, without a doubt. But what I appreciated most was the opportunity to improve my Spanish so that I can communicate better with my patients who are Spanish-speakers and to become more culturally sensitive. My understanding of global health…has a greater depth and a firmer foundation thanks to this experience.
